Behind the scenes of sapphire: influence of titanium doping on bubble distribution and propagation in sapphire grown by micro-pulling-down

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Authors: Faiza Mokhtari, Abdeldjelil Nehari, Yupei Xing, Zebin Wang, Peng Chen, Nicolas Pruneau, Yannick Guyot, Clothilde COMBY-ZERBINO, Xiaodong Xu, Kheirreddine Lebbou
DOI: 10.1039/d6ce00327c
Cited by: 1
References: 38

Abstract

Undoped and titanium-doped sapphire (Ti:Al 2 O 3 ) single-crystal rods were grown using the micro-pulling-down (μ-PD) technique to investigate the effect of Ti incorporation on bubble defect formation.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Mineralogy and Gemology Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
CrystEngComm
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
28
Issue
32
Pages
4645–4655
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN